A gardener's garden

Kitchen Garden

Remembering Guanock, Arne says, 'I
could never leave the garden for more than a week or two, because
it was so intensive. In the end, it was just a rod for my own back;
someone else was gardening it as I just didn't have the time for
it.' Determined not to let the same happen at Allt-y-bela, Arne has
designed a space much more relaxed in feel, where nature is allowed
to encroach around the edges to blend the garden into its
rural setting. 'I love the idea of a secret garden
inspiredby the Frances Hodgson
Burnett book and want that kind of romantic feeling in
the garden,' says Arne. 'I sometimes wonder what would happen if I abandoned it for a year. I think it would be
rather wonderful.'